Bluefield Va Man Given Probation and Fine in Coal Fraud Case
Peter Jack Mikovch a former Norfolk and Western official of Bluefield faces three years probation and a 1000 dollar fine after pleading no contest to aiding and abetting interstate transport of stolen coal in a McDowell County scheme. Co-defendant Earl W Thompson Jr. got three years and 5000 dollars. The case involved several railroad cars of coal stolen from U S Steel in 1976 and 77 with profits split among participants.
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Elaine Thompson
Daily Telegraph
Norfolk and Western Railroad
U.S. District Court
Bluefield
N&w
U.S. Steel Corporation
McDowell County
Peter Jack Mikovch
William M. Kidd
Mikovih
Kidd
N&W’s
Wilcoe
Earl W. Thompson Jr
Mikovch
Thompson
U.S. Steel
Wilcoe Yard
Norfolk
Begin Urges Global Ban on Aggressive War at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, recovering from hip surgery, urged 157 General Assembly members to ban aggressive war during a special disarmament session. Ninety four nations boycotted the appearance, led by Soviet and Arab blocs, as Begin pressed for talks and peace to alter history. He honored Anwar Sadat and discussed Lebanon cease-fire efforts with Secretary Haig, signaling possible future peacekeeping steps and a planned meeting with President Reagan.
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United Nations
Menachem Begin
General Assembly
Begin
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
Soviet Union
Romania
Egypt
Aly Ismail Teyhour
Anwar Sadat
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Reagan
Hinckley’s Fate Rested With Jury in Reagan Case
Washington AP The Hinckley trial entered its eighth week as a panel of five men and seven women was instructed to deliberate without sympathy or compassion on whether he should be convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity. The 32 hours of deliberations followed a month of testimony, exhibits, and defense claims about Hinckley’s psychosis, with jurors aged 22 to 64 and including private and government employees. Judge Parker warned of the possible commitment to St Elizabeths Hospital if found not guilty by reason of insanity, and a release hearing would occur within 50 days if such verdict emerged. Hinckley showed little emotion as the process moved forward.
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Washington
John W. Hinckley
Reagan
Hinckley
U.S
Roger M. Adelman
John Hinckley Jr
John Hinckley
Vincent J. Fuller
Jodie Foster
Fuller
Barrington D. Parker
Parker
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
St. Elizabeth's
Commission approves inducement resolution
Telegraph notes that the commission approves an inducement resolution as part of a broader civic agenda. The page references follow ups on exhibits, sports coverage, and upcoming events across pages. The item signals local government action shaping development or incentives.
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Commission
Local Area Voted On West Virginia Birth in Civil War Era
Historian Haskel Shumate notes most southern counties of what became West Virginia were not included at the first Wheeling Convention. Counties such as Mercer Monroe Greenbrier and McDowell tended to favor Virginia secession in 1861, while modern West Virginia’s eastern panhandle and northwestern counties showed mixed results. The piece reflects on how the new state formed despite local wishes and without a direct vote in some counties.
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West Virginia
West
Wheeling
Virginia
Mercer
Monroe
McDowell
Fayette
Greenbrier
Boone
Logan
Wyoming
Raleigh
Richmond
Mercer County
Napoleon B. French
Monroe County
Allen T. Caperton
John Echols
McDowell County
Southwest Virginia
Old Dominion
Wyoming County
Panhandle
Shumate
Trumka Seeks Support As UMW Nominee For President
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, coal miner turned attorney Blasts of promises, Framing a platform of job security and economic justice. Trumka stresses health benefits restoration and equity for pensioners while pledging to address diverse miner subgroups. He expects rank and file to elect him.
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Trumka
Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Rich Trumka
United Mine Workers
UMW
Jones and Laughlin Steel
Pennsylvania
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Flurrie
Abby Dixon Corr
Renee Neem
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